2ND NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PUBLIC WARNING IN AMERICA

On June 28, 2004 the Partnership for Public Warning hosted the 2nd National Summit on Public Warning in America. Almost 100 emergency managers and experts from local and state government, the federal government and the private sector met with representatives from the public interest and special needs communities, and the public, to discuss the state of public warning in America. An informal poll indicated that 100% of those in attendance were dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied with the current state of public warning. The attendees identified several key issues and agreed that a public-private partnership such as PPW is needed to provide a forum where government and industry can work together to improve the nation’s public warning capability.

The 2nd National Summit on Public Warning in America was held on June 28, 2004 in McLean, Virginia. The following presentations were given (files are all in PDF format):

• “Warning America” - Scott Rayder, Chief of Staff, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  
  
• “Public Warning: The Top Priority for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People” - Cheryl Heppner, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
  
  
• “Common Alerting Protocol” – Art Botterell, Incident.com
  
  
• “A National Strategy for Integrated Public Warning Policy and Capability” - Kenneth Allen, Executive Director, Partnership for Public Warning
  
  
• "Public Warning"- The ComCARE Alliance
  

Page Last Updated: August 31, 2004